Our Story
About Royal Tara
Forty years of country hospitality in a historic village between the Hilltops and Yass Valley.
Under New Custodianship
Built on hospitality, carried forward with care.
Tom Duffy and Marilyn Duffy — still known across the district for their famous Duffy Pies — opened Motel Royal Tara in 1986 and looked after it for forty years, building a reputation for friendly service and a genuine country welcome. In 2025 they handed the keys to new owners as they stepped into retirement.
Since then, all twenty units have been upgraded and the restaurant has reopened with an exciting new menu — but the warm, easy welcome remains exactly as it always was.
— With thanks to Tom Duffy & Marilyn Duffy
The Village
Welcome to Binalong
Binalong is a quiet, historic village of around 550 people on the Burley Griffin Way, just off the Hume Highway — about 30 minutes from Yass and 311 km south-west of Sydney. It sits between the Hilltops and Yass Valley regions, an easy, scenic base for exploring both.
A few things to discover nearby:
- Pioneer Park — Banjo Paterson bust and history boards
- Binalong Bushranger Walk (3.2 km loop)
- Peter Minson Art Glass studio
- Binalong Motor Museum
- Binalong Community Club — 18-hole sand-green golf course
- Swimming pool — council operated (seasonal)
- Heritage buildings and Johnny Gilbert’s grave
Stay in comfort, relax, enjoy
For our best rates, call 02 6227 4310 or book online on our website — twenty comfortable ground-floor rooms in the heart of Binalong.